Samson Technologies Go Mic Portable USB Condenser Microphone

First of all, I purchased this mic for Youtube and Recording purposes. I was confused with a variety of mics and I wanted a mic which was under 4000. So, I got to know about Samson mics and sorted out two of them. The Meteorite and the Go Mic. Saw reviews of both. And the Meteorite mic was made of plastic and supported only a single pickup pattern only - Cardioid. And this Go Mic supported Cardioid, Cardioid -10dB and Omnidirectional. And was also supporting an external headphone jack. And when it was delivered to me, I was insanely happy with it. The product was super duper Awesome! I bet you will not be disappointed with it! Its totally bank for your buck. Its even more than what you pay! I purchased it from AmazinglyFab and it was really an amazingly fabulous experience. They import products from USA and deliver with FedEx. Totally Wonderful Experience! Pros and Cons of the product:- Pros : // Extremely Portable // Sturdy Build // Very clear and noiseless (when kept close to the mic. 5-6") // Clip to attach it to a Laptop or LCD screen. // Can be mounted on a tripod // 3 Pickup patterns (Cardioid, Cardioid -10dB and Omnidirectional) // Headphone Jack // Comes with a small carry case (that's awesome too) // Incredibly Affordable and Cheap // Plug n Play, no drivers required. // Ideal for recording, VoIP purposes, Skype, Youtube and more! Cons : None. (Only the pattern switching button is a little flimsy and seems like it will break. But that's nit-picking) Just go for it! Under 5K its the best and if your budget is more than 5K, you can blindly go for the Meteor Mic

Lets start with the build quality, It offers metallic and plastic build. Top portion of the device is mode out of metal which seems well build but the lower half is made out of plastic which is not up to mark, so you have of be careful as it get cracked with normal usage. So I was expecting a slight better build but we are not here for the build, its all about the sound recording. So to start with the sound quality it offers 3 modes and all of them work perfectly. -10db option a great to do voice over and the sound comes out awesome. Yes, it captures little bit of noise but that's not a concern as it can be removed in post processing. So for the price it offers great recording options and good sound quality. Other two options are also great to record unidirectional or all directional sound. So if you are on a tight budget then this mic will fit your need perfectly. On handling front it is very small and can be connected to your laptop via mini USB cable. So all in all i am very satisfied with the device with only one complain "Build quality"

Just like Blue Microphones, Samsun Technologies also creates professional USB microphones to be used by musicians, broadcasters and podcast enthusiasts. You can also check the Video on my youtube channel name "SwiftPropel". The Video is titled, "Samson Go Mic Portable Microphone 2017 Tech Review " So, I was looking improving the sound quality in my youtube videos and it compelled me to look for all the viable options. The final contenders were Blue Yeti and Samsun Go pro Mic. Although, Blue Yeti has been reviewed a little better than Samson go pro, but one thing that gives an edge is the portability factor. I didnt want to invest on a product which I cannot carry easily. Many a times, when we travel, we feel like sharing the joy at the same moment. So, this product is little bigger than your regular match sticks box, which makes it, really, really handy. It comes with a USB cable and a small pouch, in which you can carry it anywhere you want. The micrphone itself is made of plastic, so in oder to give it more stability, a metal base is connected through a ball joint. The metal base is tough and keeps the micrphone in standing position. You will also find a clip in the base, which can be used to attach the micrphone to your laptop, smartphone or any other place. The other great feature of this microphone is changing the gain according to your usage. This can be used in 3 modes. Unidirectional or cardiod mode, Bidirectional mode and omni directional mode. In Unidirectional mode, it catches sound only from one side, which makes of ideal for one person recordings. In case, you want to use it for recording conferences, you can activate the bidirectional mode. The omni directional mode on the other hand catches sound from everywhere. As far as compatibility is concerned, it can be connected very easily to your laptop or smartphones. However, for smartphones, you will need an OTG cable and external app. The link for the app can be found in the video description below. One more thing, like other microphones, it suffers from poppoing sounds. But, it can be easily avoided using a popup filter. Overall, we recommend this microphone for beginners who are looking to start their channels on youtube platform. It costs almost half the price of Blue Yeti and gives the required professional experience. Thanks!

Yoo guys..i bought this microphone before 3 months. Samson go is one of the best microphone suggested by some youtubers and yeah beginner in sound/audio related industry can use this mic to record commentary,videos,even songs. I am still using this microphone and it is working perfect without any issues or problem. Here is my review based on my personal opinion. 1. With box we get a micro phone,a connecting cable,user manual. 2. Microphone is so compact that we can carry it around. 3. Microphone has 3 mode in which we can record audio. 4. It comes with a carrying pouch. Guys..honestly this mic is worth buying under 5000rs as it provides professional audio recording experience for beginners!

I wasn't too sure about buying this microphone because of bit high price, but I have to say that I took the decision very lately. This product is awesome. The voice clarity is absolutely fantastic. I have already got 3 different microphone from other lower cost brands. I was hesitating to spend this much of money and now I think I was wrong. I had cheaper microphones and I thought they were fine until I used this. First of all, I tested all of my previous microphones, recorded and listened. Then at last when I tested and listened to the recording through the microphone, I was speechless for 2 minutes and listened to my own recording over and over again. It was like I fell in love with my voice. It has 3 different modes for recording- Uni-Directional, Omni-Directional or -10 dB pad. This is such a small instrument that you might feel disappointed and feel like you have wasted money on it, when you see it for the first time but when you play, you will be amazed. This small thing does the great job what it should do. It comes with a voice editing software too. also, it comes with a very cute small pack to fit your microphone. If you love recording lecture or song, this is the best tool for you. Don't go for other cheaper microphones. This is one does the job very well. The best microphone at the most competitive rate. It's easy to operate too.- Just plug-n-play. NOTE: I am editing after the use of nearly 14 months, I realise that it has stopped working. I am not too sure whether it was my fault or it's just poor durability.

Not a Professional Mic its Only For Normal Recording Don't Buy For Professional Voiceover Go To Blue Yeti. I Buyed This Mic But in Box the Nut and Clip is Missing i returned 2 times to Seller But I not got Clip and Nut in The Box. Overall Mic is Good and Compact But its Not For Professional Voiceover You can buy Only For Normal Recording You Can Get The Blue Snowball ICE ( Cardioid ) Only. It Have Better Sound Check Some YouTube Videos Then Deside to Buy.. I Already Have Blue Snowball ICE..it Picup Background Noice But it Give Original Sound Output Than Samson

A must have for any person interested in recording voice overs, music or vlogs. I am a rapper and a voice actor and I found this mic to be outstanding. The sound quality is crystal clear and I had no issues with background noise as I record in a closed room. It is a small mic but that is what makes it convenient as it is easy to carry on the go. The only issue I had was that sometimes it tends to record the sound of my laptop fan. However this has only happened on two occasions. I have otherwise had a great time using this mic. Definitely worth a purchase. Be sure to buy it along with a pop filter for even better sound quality.

It's excellent microphone with very small lifespan. It stopped working in just three months. The warranty is not available in India. Also it's very costly in India. I bought it for 6800. In the US it's price is less than half of that in India. So don't buy this.

Ich bin keine Tonexpertin, dies vorweg! Ich nutze es für Sprache, kann daher zu Musik- und Gesangsaufnahmen keine Wertung abgeben. Nun aber zur Wertung: Für den Preis ist dieses Produkt absolut empfehlenswert, der Klang müsste nicht mal nachbearbeitet werden, wenn man nicht gerade “Radio-pingelig“ ist. Ich verwende das Mikrofon für Voice - overs, Skype und dergleichen und bearbeite die Aufnahme mit Audacity. Es klingt auch auf voller Lautstärke ohne Nachbearbeitung gut und rauschfrei. Ich muss allerdings dazu sagen, dass ich einen Popschutz verwende. Alle 3 Aufnahme- Modi tun exakt was sie in der Beschreibung versprachen. Der Omni- Modus wurde von mir über Skype getestet. Meine Gesprächspartner hörten mich “super klar und deutlich, als würdest du vorm Mikro sitzen“, dabei stand ich zu Testzwecken 7 bis 10 Meter entfernt. Die anderen zwei Modi nutze ich aber öfter. Dazu kann ich nur sagen: top! Wen es allerdings stört, dass man manchmal seine Atmung hören kann, der könnte enttäuscht sein. Es kommt ja immer darauf an, für welche Zwecke man ein Mikrofon einsetzen möchte. Nichtsdestotrotz haben mich die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten dieses Gerätes beeindruckt. Es klingt in jedem Modus super, jeder Modus macht was er soll. Es ist transportabel, klein und kompakt. Man kann es aber auch auf einem Pop-schutz befestigen. Echte Radioqualität hat es für den Preis aber logischerweise nicht, dennoch klingt es für ungeübte Ohren wundervoll. Die Verarbeitung ist absolut anständig: alles besteht aus schwerem, stabilen Metall. Ich wundere mich jedesmal erneut, wie schwer dieses kleine Ding doch ist. Die Klemme ist so gut gebaut, die bekommt man so schnell nicht kaputt. Und wenn sie klemmt, klemmt sie bombenfest, fast schon zu fest. Man könnte damit sicherlich ein Gummibärchen komplett platt quetschen! Wenn man sich da drin den Finger einklemmt, leidet man Schmerzen! Ein Nachteil ist allerdings, dass sich das Mikro nicht abschalten lässt, daher baue ich alles immer neu auf und packe es anschließend wieder ein. Für überspontane Skype- Anrufe in letzter Sekunde ist es daher nichts. Ein zweiter Nachteil ist der, dass in das mitgelieferte Täschchen nur das Mikrofon, nicht aber das Kabel reingepasst. Man braucht daher eine extra Tasche bzw. Aufbewahrung für das gesamte Equipment. FAZIT: Ich glaube, dies ist nicht nur eines der besten Usb- Mikrofone in der Größe, sondern auch in der Preisklasse. Generell glaube ich, es ist eines der Besten in der Preisklasse, ob Usb oder nicht. Es ist sein Geld nicht nur wert, es ist fast schon billig, wenn man die Vielfältigkeit diesen winzigen Teils bedenkt. Noch dazu hat es auf dem Pc und dem Smartphone plug & play! Ich kann es absolut empfehlen, zumindest für Sprache!

UPDATE June 15: I've had this mic for over 3 years now and it's still going just as strong as the day I bought it. IF it ever breaks, I've already made up my mind to buy another just like it. Couldn't be happier with it. Original Review: I was sick of dealing with poor microphones from headsets and all the hubbub of headphone microphones and I simply do not trust logitech or many other big-brand companies to produce long-lasting quality microphones that stand alone on a desk. I then found the Samson Go Mic and thought it might be the best solution for my needs. I was definitely pleased to finally do some of my own testing and find out that it was all they said it is and more. My uses for this mic include voip applications like skype, mumble, ventrillo, and others, as well as for blog posts and even amateur voice recording. I also wanted something better than my laptop's mic to record lectures for class. Everything comes through crystal clear on this mic even at low volumes. For my voip applications, I actually let it sit behind my keyboard but directly in front of my screen. In normal cardioid mode, it picks up my voice perfectly. I can even whisper very quietly and it comes through on the other end loud and clear. I never have problems with people saying they cannot understand me no matter how low I'm talking. This is also great for me since I often like to chat late at night when my girlfriend sleeps in the next room. I'm no longer yelling and waking her up at night because I'm confident other people can hear me even with my mic so far away. For lectures, I switch to omni mode and it produces wonderful results. It's like having a third ear that records directly on to my computer. I also love how portable it is as I can just slip it into either my laptop bag or pocket without an issue at the end of class. The only complaint I might have is that I find the cord actually to be too long as I'm either plugging the usb cable into my keyboard's usb port or laptop's on my desk and the extra length is just wound up in a wad in its original twist-tie it came with, simply adding more bulk when it doesn't need to. Other people may need the extra length though, so this is somewhat of a non-issue. Lastly, the stand is a fairly heavy metal that has more than enough weight to hold the mic and is a pretty good mechanism for doing so. I simply wish the clip opened further to attach to bulkier monitors. Overall, I love this mic and I'm very happy I went with this one over one of the blue competitors I've been seeing on sale lately. Its cardioid mode is excellent and the omni mode is great for recording lectures and conversations alike. I just wish more people had this mic so they'd all be as easy to understand on my end as I am on theirs. I would recommend this mic to anyone who doesn't need super-high quality, studio grade equipment for professional recording as it does a great job of picking up voices and is very well-built and portable. Seriously: get this mic - it's more than worth the 40 clams you'll pay for it. UPDATE: Still loving this mic, and have yet to have many problems with it, except for maybe one or two, which I list below. The mic actually picks up on too much sometimes, so you have to be careful with it somewhat. Specifically, I had originally positioned this mic in front of my keyboard thinking it needed to be that close to me to pick up well. When I was on skype however typing on the keyboard, people would complain that my keyboard sounded like it was being pounded by the hammer of Thor. Easy fix though: I simply moved it just above my monitor and nobody has complained since. The only other thing with this mic I might complain about is that it picks up GSM interference somewhat badly. I've had my phone sitting on my desk in skype and gotten a call only to hear people on the other end screech in horror that my mic was beeping and buzzing out of control. I've found that using better shielded cable has helped (and attaching one of those little circular magnets to that as well) but the problem still somewhat persists sometimes. This is only a GSM problem though from what I understand, and so shouldn't affect people on verizon/sprint, and also fairly common in almost all mics of this size or larger. Still, these incidences are rare and correctable, but something to be conscience of. I would still like to say that this is the best mic I've ever used and am extremely happy with my purchase. I still only wish a few of my friends online had one!

this mic sounds better than my $120 mic and its cheap.

I'm so glad I purchased this microphone. I read some reviews that said building quality looked cheap, but I completely disagree. The microphone is heavier than I expected, and the materials are nice to the touch. The sound quality is good for my use (Zoom calls and recordings), I haven't had complaints of external noise bleeding through the microphone. I do use the cardioid setting only and have never used the other settings. The travel pouch is only for the microphone, not the cable. Cable is long enough. Just plug and play, no setup needed. Spending over $60 CAD seemed a little steep, but I think it's a good price for the overall quality of the mic. I don't regret buying it. Only complaint, product registration for Samson is only available in the US when you buy from Amazon.

Buen micrófono, lo uso para clases virtuales y juntas, muy buena compra